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The History of Slavery and the Slave Trade, Ancient and Modern: The Forms of Slavery That Prevailed in Ancient Nations, Particularly in Greece and ... in the United States
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Convention assembles at Philadelphia, 1787. Proceedings in reference to the slave basis of representation, the second compromise of the Constitution Debate. Remarks of Patterson, Wilson, King, Gouverneur Morris, and Sherman. — Debate on the Importation of slaves, by Rutledge, Ellsworth, Sherman, C. Pinckney. Denunciation of slavery by Mason of Virginia. — The third Compromise, the con tinuance of the African slave-trade for twenty years, and the unrestricted power of Congress to enact Navigation laws.
Convention assembles at Philadelphia, 1787. Proceedings in reference to the slave basis of representation, the second compromise of the Constitution Debate. Remarks of Patterson, Wilson, King, Gouverneur Morris, and Sherman. — Debate on the Importation of slaves, by Rutledge, Ellsworth, Sherman, C. Pinckney. Denunciation of slavery by Mason of Virginia. — The third Compromise, the con tinuance of the African slave-trade for twenty years, and the unrestricted power of Congress to enact Navigation laws.
895 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1860
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October 13, 2008
Published in Ohio at the brink of the American Civil War, I am curious how well this massive 800 page book was received and also its circulation. The timing suggests political motivation, but the concise content points to a work aimed more towards academia. Additionally I wonder how much of an impact it had on inflaming the anti slavery movement in comparison with Harriet Beecher Stowe's 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'?
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